A71 crash in West Lothian on 19 September 2025 at 09:31 involving an Audi A6
An Audi A6, a Vauxhall Insignia taxi and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A71 in West Lothian at 09:31 on Friday 19 September 2025. The 39-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van and the 31-year-old female driver of the Audi A6 were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 19 Sep 2025
- Friday, 09:31
- Vehicles
- 3
- Audi A6 and 2 others
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.84219, longitude -3.59849, in the EH55 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in West Lothian
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2025991643750
- Council area
- West Lothian
- Police force
- Police Scotland
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 71
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 60 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
- Second road class
- Unclassified
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- No physical crossing facility within 50 m
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 0%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 100%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 November 2017.
Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A71 in West Lothian, 7 November 2017
3 m awayRef 2017950002371
Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A71 in West Lothian, 2 December 2003
10 m awayRef 2003950010039
Slight
Vauxhall Cavalier crash on the A71 in West Lothian, 17 March 1995
75 m awayRef 1995950293595
Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A71 in West Lothian, 8 January 2008
87 m awayRef 2008950000258
Slight
Ford Escort crash on the A71 in West Lothian, 18 May 1994
88 m awayRef 1994950546794
Slight
Citroen Xsara crash on the A71 in West Lothian, 2 December 2003
109 m awayRef 2003950010197
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Audi A6
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 31 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,968 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least deprived
- Distance from driver's home
- Within 5 km
Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Insignia
Taxi or private hire car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 59 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,490 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% most deprived
- Distance from driver's home
- 5 to 10 km
Vehicle 3: Ford Transit
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- Parked
- Travelling to
- Parked
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 39 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,995 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
- Distance from driver's home
- 20 to 100 km
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 39, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)
- Home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
- Distance from home
- 20 to 100 km
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A6)
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least deprived
- Distance from home
- Within 5 km
Data source
This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2025991643750 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lothian road accident statistics for 2025.